BenjaminHCCarr, 4 months ago to california The #EndangeredSpecies Act, 50 years in: $1.2B per year, but mostly a few #species Associated Press analysis of #2020 data found #fish got 67% of spending, the majority for several dozen #salmon and #steelhead populations in #California, #Oregon and #Washington. #Mammals were a distant second with 7% of spending and #birds had about 5%. #Insects received just 0.5% of the money and #plants about 2%. Not included in those percentages is money divided among multiple species. https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/endangered-species-act-50-year-anniversary-salmon-trout-grizzly-bears/
The #EndangeredSpecies Act, 50 years in: $1.2B per year, but mostly a few #species Associated Press analysis of #2020 data found #fish got 67% of spending, the majority for several dozen #salmon and #steelhead populations in #California, #Oregon and #Washington. #Mammals were a distant second with 7% of spending and #birds had about 5%. #Insects received just 0.5% of the money and #plants about 2%. Not included in those percentages is money divided among multiple species. https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/endangered-species-act-50-year-anniversary-salmon-trout-grizzly-bears/
msquebanh, 6 months ago to california #Indigenous advocacy leads to largest #DamRemoval project in #UShistory. 4 dams are being demolished along the #KlamathRiver in northern #California, as #salmon populations plummet. For thousands of years, the Klamath River has been a cornerstone of #Yurok culture, providing its people with a bounty of #chinook salmon, #coho salmon & #steelhead trout. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/12/4/indigenous-advocacy-leads-to-largest-dam-removal-project-in-us-history #NativeLand #Landback #WatersBack #SaveWildSalmon #NativeStewardship #Nature #SalmonHabitat #KeystoneSpecies
#Indigenous advocacy leads to largest #DamRemoval project in #UShistory. 4 dams are being demolished along the #KlamathRiver in northern #California, as #salmon populations plummet.
For thousands of years, the Klamath River has been a cornerstone of #Yurok culture, providing its people with a bounty of #chinook salmon, #coho salmon & #steelhead trout.
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/12/4/indigenous-advocacy-leads-to-largest-dam-removal-project-in-us-history
#NativeLand #Landback #WatersBack #SaveWildSalmon #NativeStewardship #Nature #SalmonHabitat #KeystoneSpecies